Comments on: Congrats to Allan Roth for Getting His Book Reviewed in the NY Times! http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/04/13/congrats-to-allan-roth-for-getting-his-book-reviewed-in-the-ny-times/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JC http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/04/13/congrats-to-allan-roth-for-getting-his-book-reviewed-in-the-ny-times/comment-page-1/#comment-414720 JC Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:15:47 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3320#comment-414720 I'm halfway through this book and I think it's fantastic. I've read several books including some from Jack Bogle regarding the advantages of Index funds over actively managed funds but Roth's gave me an aha moment. All funds compare themselves to the S&P index but that's an apples to oranges comparison. Most actively managed funds contain cash and bonds so you have to compare their allocation to index funds with similar allocations. The 2nd grader portfolio will not only beat the "index" but a vast majority of actively managed funds! I’m halfway through this book and I think it’s fantastic. I’ve read several books including some from Jack Bogle regarding the advantages of Index funds over actively managed funds but Roth’s gave me an aha moment. All funds compare themselves to the S&P index but that’s an apples to oranges comparison. Most actively managed funds contain cash and bonds so you have to compare their allocation to index funds with similar allocations. The 2nd grader portfolio will not only beat the “index” but a vast majority of actively managed funds!

]]> By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/04/13/congrats-to-allan-roth-for-getting-his-book-reviewed-in-the-ny-times/comment-page-1/#comment-414700 Ron@TheWisdomJournal Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:12:07 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3320#comment-414700 Hey JLP, that was a great book. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Allan did a fantastic job laying out the reasons his Second Grader's Portfolio beats individual investors 99% of the time. Anyone who wants to watch their portfolio grow needs to read this book. It really changed my mind on investing with it's well thought out reasoning and solid proofs. Hey JLP, that was a great book. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Allan did a fantastic job laying out the reasons his Second Grader’s Portfolio beats individual investors 99% of the time.

Anyone who wants to watch their portfolio grow needs to read this book. It really changed my mind on investing with it’s well thought out reasoning and solid proofs.

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